Perm Placement position (not contract work)
Lead Business Analyst
Salary up to $130k
Location = Work from home anywhere on the east coast (75% travel required)

The Sr. Business Analyst works closely with clients, analyzing existing systems and processes, and identifying appropriate opportunities to utilize the client product.

Responsibilities

The Business Analyst is responsible for analysis, determination, implementation, testing, and maintenance of Decision Models to meet client business requirements
Conduct discovery meetings with Customer, Product Manager and Subject Matter Experts to identify and generate functional requirements encompassing process, decision and data model domains
Advise clients on the most appropriate use of the DECISION tool in order to meet requirements
Establish relationships with client's business and technology stakeholders, working closely to facilitate the implementation of the DECISION product and The Decision Model (TDM).
Formulate business policies and processes into Decision Models (Business Rules) and Business Process Models (BPM) using BPMN.
Build decision models and rule families while ensuring reusability across applications
Assist in the business decision/rules design to ensure rules reflect the business intent and result in the desired business behavior
Structure the decisions/rules based on The Decision Model within the DECISION BDMS and their execution in BRM systems
Work closely with internal and external business units and serve clients and other interested parties
Assist with on-going DECISION maintenance and future development: quality assurance, production support, documentation, and training

Experience

Minimum of 5 years' experience as a business analyst in the financial services industry
Experience defining business architecture in complex enterprise environments
A strong understanding of technology pertaining to the integration of BPM and Decision Models
Experience working with various business aspects using BPM and Business Rules Engines within a SOA environment
Experience working as a vendor or consultant in a client environment or experience in a heavily customer focused environment
Development experience with Business Rules Management Systems and/or Business Process Management Systems with an understanding of business rules architecture
Experience with one or more of the following technologies:

Business process modelling
The Decision Model method
Conceptual and logical data modelling
Business logic modelling
Enterprise Decision Management
Business Rules Architecture
Rule Governance Frameworks
Stakeholder analysis experience
Understanding of SOA principles, implementation methodologies and related tools
Experience defining business architecture
Agile/SCRUM methodology experience a strong plus
Leadership experience is a strong plus, having led projects and teams
Proactive attitude, ability to work independently and a desire to continuously learn new skills and technologies
Strong written and verbal communication skills & customer-focused attitude
Must be willing to travel 75%+ of the time to client sites